8:30 AM ET The stress of the NHL trade deadline is over, and it has been replaced with a completely different kind of pressure: trying to excel in the stretch run of the 2019-20 season. In this week’s NHL power rankings, we look at some of the players under the most pressure as the games
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7:00 AM ET The 2020 NHL trade deadline was one of the season’s biggest mysteries. There weren’t many obvious sellers, and the standings were so tightly packed that even the Buffalo Sabres — who have a 2.8% chance of making the playoffs, per Money Puck — considered themselves in the hunt. There weren’t the same
2:34 PM ET Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Peter Laviolette is returning to the bench after being selected as the coach of the United States men’s national team competing at the world hockey championships in May. The move was announced by USA Hockey on Wednesday, and comes seven weeks after Laviolette was fired by
2:28 PM ET In his first public comments since suffering a cardiac episode during a game earlier this month, St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester said he still needs to evaluate his hockey future, but that he now feels “pretty normal, and that is a good thing.” St. Louis general manager Doug Armstrong said that
1:06 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Canadiens defenseman Victor Mete will miss the rest of the season with a broken foot. Mete suffered the injury during a game in Detroit on Feb. 18. The 21-year-old Mete had four goals and seven assists in 51 games this season. He has four goals and 27 assists
10:46 AM ET ESPN News Services Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Jake Muzzin is expected to miss about four weeks after suffering a broken right hand during Tuesday’s game, according to the team. Muzzin, 31, was injured when he took a puck off his hand late in the second period and did not play in the
6:30 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. PAUL, Minn. — For the past week, Zach Parise was carrying some extra weight with him around the ice: The Minnesota Wild were actively talking about trading him. Now that the deadline has passed, relieving Parise’s stress and ensuring he will complete an eighth season in his home
4:17 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Seattle’s expansion NHL franchise is trying to make it easier for fans to get to its games in the traffic-clogged city. NHL Seattle announced Tuesday that it will fully subsidize public transit costs for fans with season tickets or single-game tickets. Additionally, the team is entering into a
4:15 PM ET New Jersey Devils goaltender Cory Schneider will make his NHL return on Tuesday night against the Detroit Red Wings, interim coach Alain Nasreddine announced. Postgame analysis and highlight show airing each night throughout the season from Barry Melrose and Linda Cohn. Watch on ESPN+ Schneider, 33, a former All-Star, has been relegated
4:45 PM ET The Arizona Coyotes, clinging to life in a congested Western Conference playoff race, will welcome back a key component Tuesday. Goaltender Darcy Kuemper will start at home against the Florida Panthers, coach Rick Tocchet said. It will be Kuemper’s first game since he suffered a lower-body injury on Dec. 19. “He’s been